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Why are women so terrible to each other?

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I’m a soon to be lawyer, and I’ve found the worst co-worker I’ve ever had was another fellow brown girl. Always had a sense she’s trying to compete with me. Haven’t seen her in two years and I’m hoping I won’t have to but just wanna know why women are so terrible to each other in the workplace.
 
Not everyone can get along with everyone, there’s always going to be people you don’t find it easy to work with. I don’t think it’s a ‘women’ specific thing.

That said, some of the people I butted heads with have gone on to be some of my longest and best friends. So yanno, don’t write people off too quick.
 
During the pandemic I worked in some settings where the staff was 100% female. OMFG. The bitchiness and the subtle sniping and backstabbing... Ugh...!!

It's made me swear to never work in an all-female setting ever again...

Dunno what it is... I'm in an non-English speaking country and we actually have a term for this... the way that only women can be nasty to each other...

I mean, men can be shitty too... At my last job there was a guy who was a control freak and had total anger issues... He was awful to work with...

But generally, I feel like men "can't be bothered" getting as bitchy and snipy... It feels like they are more upfront about any conflicts and clear the air quicker and then get on with life again, less likely to hold grudges...?
 
I’m a soon to be lawyer, and I’ve found the worst co-worker I’ve ever had was another fellow brown girl. Always had a sense she’s trying to compete with me. Haven’t seen her in two years and I’m hoping I won’t have to but just wanna know why women are so terrible to each other in the workplace.
My completely non scientific take on this is that it's true. I feel it, I just can't put my finger on why.

When I was in nurse training the common comment of our (male) professors was that matron's eat their young. The old school ones almost took delight in public humiliation of the junior women... Bizzarely the male juniors didn't get the same level of stick. You'd think that would mean the juniors stuck together, but instead just caused a constant one upmanship of who could get on the right side of the boss...
 
I don't know: I love my female relationships and love female spaces. I'm most at ease.

But they are gay female spaces so that might be a difference.


In the work place:.
I've experienced sexual harassment from men.
And emotional manipulation from women.
And men and women stealing my work and acting as if it was theirs to further their position and undermine mine.
So the world sucks.
 
I've always found sexual harassment from men easier to manage than women and jealousy, or women trying to clone/ copy everything (God only knows why? But it is very creepy). I find most men are harder workers, quick to laugh, easier to negotiate with, and usually great to work with. I have met a rare exception with women, or with men, but most I work with gossip and are cruel, and speak and act manipulatively. I was told when treated and spoken to bizarrely when my sister died that it was because of jealousy. Perception of course. When at the end of my rope throwing up in the bathroom women thought I was vain. They tell me I have a stress free life. They've told me I'm selfish I don't have kids, but I was too busy taking care of others, amongst other things. I hate to be unkind to my own gender and there are a few stellar exceptions. But I relate way more to men and don't take offence when they are not PC. I am also not competitive so there's that too. I have found men will either take advantage of or shelter you when you are kind, but many (not all) women are duplicitous and will tear you to pieces. I was also raised without help and so more independent like a man, including feeling more while showing less, and being more direct about what I think or need but also being responsible for it. I don't like to make fun of vulnerable people either. I often find women's perceptions very skewed and egocentric, and also often nasty. I suppose it depends on what they want? Also cliques. I usually ignore it as I have no axe to grind. My mom told me as a teen whatever you're going to do/ wear/ go etc just do it anyway because not doing it won't change their behaviours.

ETA Look at all the wonderful women (and men) here!! Maybe it isn't gender but priorities/ experiences? Heart being more important than wrappings?
 
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